Have you ever wondered if you were behind with the best hand when playing free poker online? Is it even possible?
To answer your question. Yes, it is possible to feel the need to fold the best hand occasionally.
Whether it be pre flop or post flop some situations might dictate for you to fold the better hand.
Some of these situations might be like if you hold a pocket pair and your opponent has two over cards, for example, you might have jacks or queens and your opponent might have ace queen or ace king.
Now depending on situation and chip stacks odds are these hands that would be playing a big pot? You may find yourself playing in a tournament in the early stages and you have a generous chip stack and find that your opponent has a hand which is better than yours, or at least as good. This is a time that you will be wise to fold, there is no point in losing out on the whole tournament.
You may also find yourself in a situation post flop where you are holding a great hand of two aces and your opponent is holding a 7 and 8 of hearts. Along comes the flop at 5, 6 and two with two hearts.
Now you make a small feeler bet but your opponent re raises you big. Although your aces are the best hand mathematically you are an underdog and might want to fold them depending on situation and chip counts.
Players who are prepared to fold a decent hand can have much more success, especially in tournament situations. You will often see players regretting not folding, but at the same time, you must also need to be prepared to call if you think necessary.
Successful poker is not about big wins and losses but how many times you put your money in good. Practice by playing free poker online to get your base skills honed and then go for it!.
